Sweet Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Tenants: Never, ever rent a room from an absentee master tenant! Read More →

Welcome to Rentpocalypse 2012! Have a seat, but don't stay too long. Read More →

I reread Rules & Regulations §6.14, which as usual, has the effect of a combination of Seconal and Wild Turkey. Your boyfriend is not an original tenant/occupant, but the landlord still cannot increase the rent. Read More →

San Francisco is expensive and many landlords these days want to cash in on the new Twitter/tech boom. One of the easiest ways to remove rent-controlled tenants is to sue them for illegal subletting. Read More →

If your lease requires the landlord's written permission to sublet, get the landlord's written permission and have at it. Read More →

If you are the only signatory to the lease, one could argue that you should be the one signing the rent checks. If both you and your wife are named on the lease then your landlord is just being an idiot. Read More →